Psalms 31

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me.

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Thy righteousness.

2 Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.

Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me.

3 For my rock and my bulwark [art] Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me.

For Thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for Thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

4 Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou [art] my strength.

Bring me forth out of the net that they have hidden for me; for Thou art my stronghold.

5 Into Thy hand I commit my spirit, Thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah God of truth.

Into Thy hand I commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, Thou God of truth.

6 I have hated the observers of lying vanities, And I toward Jehovah have been confident.

I hate them that regard lying vanities; but I trust in the LORD.

7 I rejoice, and am glad in Thy kindness, In that Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast known in adversities my soul.

I will be glad and rejoice in Thy lovingkindness; for Thou hast seen mine affliction, Thou hast taken cognizance of the troubles of my soul,

8 And Thou hast not shut me up, Into the hand of an enemy, Thou hast caused my feet to stand in a broad place.

And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a broad place.

9 Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress [is] to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.

Be gracious unto me, O LORD, for I am in distress; mine eye wasteth away with vexation, yea, my soul and my body.

10 For my life hath been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. Feeble because of mine iniquity hath been my strength, And my bones have become old.

For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

11 Among all mine adversaries I have been a reproach, And to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintances, Those seeing me without — fled from me.

Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, yea, unto my neighbours exceedingly, and a dread to mine acquaintance; they that see me without flee from me.

12 I have been forgotten as dead out of mind, I have been as a perishing vessel.

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a useless vessel.

13 For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear [is] round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

For I have heard the whispering of many, terror on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

14 And I on Thee — I have trusted, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou [art] my God.'

But as for me, I have trusted in Thee, O LORD; I have said: 'Thou art my God.'

15 In Thy hand [are] my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.

My times are in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16 Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.

Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me in Thy lovingkindness.

17 O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)

O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon Thee; let the wicked be ashamed, let them be put to silence in the nether-world. (Sheol h7585)

18 Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.

19 How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,

Oh how abundant is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that take their refuge in Thee, in the sight of the sons of men!

20 Thou hast wrought for those trusting in Thee, Before sons of men. Thou hidest them in the secret place of Thy presence, From artifices of man, Thou concealest them in a tabernacle, From the strife of tongues.

Thou hidest them in the covert of Thy presence from the plottings of man; Thou concealest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

21 Blessed [is] Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.

Blessed be the LORD; for He hath shown me His wondrous lovingkindness in an entrenched city.

22 And I — I have said in my haste, 'I have been cut off from before Thine eyes,' But Thou hast heard the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee.

As for me, I said in my haste: 'I am cut off from before Thine eyes'; nevertheless Thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto Thee.

23 Love Jehovah, all ye His saints, Jehovah is keeping the faithful, And recompensing abundantly a proud doer.

O love the LORD, all ye His godly ones; the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully repayeth him that acteth haughtily.

24 Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that wait for the LORD.